One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly – and what the troubling social and political implications of this are. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and...(展开全部)

It has often been claimed that "monsters"--supernatural creatures with bodies composed from multiple species--play a significant part in the thought and imagery of all people from all times. The Origins of Monsters advances an alternative view. Composite figurations are intriguingly rare and isolated in the art of the prehistoric era. Instead it was with the rise of cities, eli...(展开全部)

Originally developed to help heterosexual couples, fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization and sperm donation have provided lesbians with new methods for achieving pregnancy during the past two decades. "Queering Reproduction" is an important sociological analysis of lesbians' use of these medical fertility treatments. Drawing on in-depth interviews with lesbians se...(展开全部)

Originally developed to help heterosexual couples, fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization and sperm donation have provided lesbians with new methods for achieving pregnancy during the past two decades. "Queering Reproduction" is an important sociological analysis of lesbians' use of these medical fertility treatments. Drawing on in-depth interviews with lesbians se...(展开全部)

The first major illustrated survey of this exciting, new, and experimental field. Building on the traditions of art history and using advanced technologies, digital artists push the boundaries of artistic expression and explore some of the most urgent social, political, and biological issues facing humankind today. Traditional activities such as painting and sculpture have be...(展开全部)

The first major illustrated survey of this exciting, new, and experimental field. Building on the traditions of art history and using advanced technologies, digital artists push the boundaries of artistic expression and explore some of the most urgent social, political, and biological issues facing humankind today. Traditional activities such as painting and sculpture have be...(展开全部)

Walter Benjamin’s famous “Work of Art” essay sets out his boldest thoughts—on media and on culture in general—in their most realized form, while retaining an edge that gets under the skin of everyone who reads it. In this essay the visual arts of the machine age morph into literature and theory and then back again to images, gestures, and thought. This essay, however, is only t...(展开全部)

雷·布雷德伯里（Ray Bradbury，1920-2012） 美国科幻小说家、散文家、剧作家、编剧、诗人。代表作有《黑色嘉年华》《火星编年史》《华氏 451》《图案人》《蒲公英酒》等。其中《华氏 451》被美国国会图书馆选入“二十世纪最有影响力的一百本小说”，并由法国著名 导演弗朗索瓦·特吕弗拍成同名电影。 布雷德伯里非常高产，迄今已出版五百多篇（部）作品，他一生获奖无数，所荣获奖项包括“欧·亨利纪念奖”“富兰克林奖”“世界奇幻文学协会终生成就奖”“美国科幻小说作家协会大师奖”“普利策特殊贡献奖”，美国国家图书基金会颁发的“美国文学杰出贡献奖”……布雷德伯里的写作启发了无数读者，让他们勇于做梦、思考、创作。2012 年，在布雷德伯里逝世之后，美国航天总署（NASA）“好奇号”火星探测器将火星着陆点命名为“布雷德伯里”，以纪念这位伟大的科幻小说家。